6 Sights in Fortaleza, Brazil (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Fortaleza, Brazil. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 6 sights are available in Fortaleza, Brazil.

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1. A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a restorationist, nontrinitarian Christian denomination that is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. The church is headquartered in the United States in Salt Lake City, Utah and has established congregations and built temples worldwide. According to the church, it has over 17 million members and over 72,000 full-time volunteer missionaries. The church was the fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States as of 2012, and reported over 6.8 million US members as of 2022.

Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (EN)

2. Farol do Mucuripe

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Farol do Mucuripe David Moraes de Andrade / CC BY 3.0

The Mucuripe Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the Brazilian municipality of Fortaleza that was built between the years 1840 and 1846 by slaves, in masonry, wood and iron. It represents one of the oldest buildings in Fortaleza. It was, for a long time, a reference for ships that docked here. But the old eye of the sea, as it was known, was decommissioned in 1957. At one point, the lighthouse housed the "Fortaleza Museum".

Wikipedia: Farol do Mucuripe (PT)

3. Praça Gustavo Barroso

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Praça Gustavo Barroso

Gustavo Adolfo Luiz Dodt da Cunha Barroso was a Brazilian lawyer, writer and politician associated with Brazilian Integralism and antisemitism. He was also known by the pseudonym João do Norte. Being considered a master of Brazilian folklore, he was the first director of the National Historical Museum and one of the leaders of the Brazilian Integralist Action, being one of its most prominent ideologists.

Wikipedia: Gustavo Barroso (EN)

4. Igreja Presbiteriana de Fortaleza

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The Presbyterian Church of Fortaleza is a Protestant Presbyterian church linked to the Presbyterian Church of Brazil, in the city of Fortaleza. It was the first Protestant church in the state of Ceará, founded on July 8, 1883 by the Reverend De Lacey Wardlaw, of the Southern Church Board of Missions, Nashville, Tennessee, United States. At the time of its founding, it had 12 members.

Wikipedia: Igreja Presbiteriana de Fortaleza (PT), Website

5. Casa do Português

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Casa do Portuguese is a house located on Avenida João Pessoa, in the Damas neighborhood in Fortaleza, listed in 2012 as a historical heritage of the city. Built in 1953 by the farmer and merchant Portuguese José Maria Cardoso.

Wikipedia: Casa do Português (PT)

6. Museu da Imagem e do Som do Ceará

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Museu da Imagem e do Som do Ceará

The Museum of Image and Sound of Ceará (MIS) is a Brazilian museum located in the state of Ceará, in the city of Fortaleza. He is specialized in the documentation of the audiovisual production of the culture of Ceará.

Wikipedia: Museu da Imagem e do Som do Ceará (PT)

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